Ash and Dew

Carved from the mountain's oldest vein Set upon this ground Before the marching, before the rain Before the trumpet sound Eyes that never close or turn Weathered by the years Watching all who would not learn The weight of ancient fears Stand beneath the open sky Witness to the fall Seasons pass and questions why The stone remembers all The stone remembers all Grass reclaims the broken earth Children come to play Never knowing what it's worth This guardian of clay Frost and sun upon the face Stillness without breath Keeper of this hollow place This garden after death What was promised What was sworn Echoes in the wind Every rose, every thorn Held within Stand beneath the open sky Witness to the fall Seasons pass and questions why The stone remembers all Silent through the thunder's call The stone remembers all The stone remains The stone remains The stone remains